Senior Planner

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Sick pay

Health plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Share Save scheme

Additional holidays

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Planner for the structural steel sector in Wakefield. The role sits across Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction, turning input from teams into a deliverable programme.

You will develop and maintain detailed programmes using Asta Powerproject and Primavera P6, ensuring sequencing, resources and deadlines are aligned. Strong cross-team coordination and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project planning or programming within construction or structural steelwork.
• Able to produce detailed project programmes from multi-disciplinary information.
• Strong understanding of programme logic, dependencies and sequencing.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and tender information.
• Experience meeting demanding tender and project deadlines.
• Confident coordinating information across Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed tender, pre-construction and live project programmes using Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6.
• Build programmes around real fabrication, construction, resource and sequencing requirements.
• Coordinate information from Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction to create one delivery programme.
• Identify critical paths, dependencies, risks and constraints before they become problems.
• Challenge assumptions and work with operational teams to find practical alternatives when required.
• Maintain programmes throughout the project lifecycle and communicate progress and key dates.

Skills

Programme planning

Critical path analysis

Interpreting drawings

Coordination across teams

Tender/Deadline experience

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Planner - Structural Steel

Location: Wakefield

Salary: Dependent on experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Company

When a structural steel project moves from a set of drawings to thousands of tonnes of steel being fabricated, delivered and erected, there are a lot of moving parts that have to come together.

This is an established structural steel specialist with more than 75 years in the industry, delivering projects ranging from straightforward building frames through to complex structures across the UK and Europe.

With the capability to process around 50,000 tonnes of steel every year, the scale of the work is there. The challenge is making sure everything happens in the right sequence, at the right time.

That is where you come in.

The Role

This is a specialist planning position sitting across Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction.

You will be the person bringing information from those teams together and turning it into a programme that can actually be delivered.

• Develop detailed tender, pre-construction and live project programmes using Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6.
• Build programmes around real fabrication, construction, resource and sequencing requirements.
• Coordinate information from Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction to create one clear delivery programme.
• Identify critical paths, dependencies, risks and constraints before they become problems.
• Challenge assumptions and work with operational teams to find practical alternatives where required.
• Maintain programmes throughout the project lifecycle, communicating progress, priorities and key dates to the wider team.

The Candidate

You will already have significant experience in project planning or programming within construction, structural steelwork, engineering or another project-led environment.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong practical experience with Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6.
• Experience producing detailed project programmes from information supplied by multiple disciplines.
• A solid understanding of programme logic, dependencies, critical path analysis and sequencing.
• The ability to interpret drawings, specifications, tender information and project documentation.
• Experience working to demanding tender and project deadlines.
• The confidence to obtain, coordinate and challenge information across different teams.

Structural steel, fabrication or engineering experience would be advantageous, particularly if you understand how design, procurement, fabrication, logistics and site erection interact.

Why Consider It?

• Join an established structural steel business with over 75 years of industry experience.
• Become a central planning specialist rather than being tied to one part of the project.
• Work directly with Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction teams.
• Exposure to projects across the UK and Europe.
• Company pension.
• Sick pay scheme.
• Health plan.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Share Save scheme.
• Option to purchase additional holidays.
• 37.5-hour working week.